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Download full textGLATTHORN, ALLAN A.; AND OTHERS – 1966
THE RESPONSES OF 741 NINTH-GRADE STUDENTS TO THE INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM (ISP) WERE RECORDED FROM HOMEROOM DISCUSSIONS AND THE INDEPENDENT STUDY QUESTIONNAIRE (ISQ). THE ISP PROVIDED TIME BLOCKS, SPECIAL FACILITIES, AND MINIMAL RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT'S DAY. BASIC CONTENT COURSES (DEPARTMENTAL CENTERS) AND SKILL…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Flexible Scheduling, High School Students, High Schools
Vogelli, Bruce Ramon – 1968
Efforts of Soviet educators to identify and develop mathematics talent through the establishment of secondary schools offering specialization in computer programing and mathematics are reported. The following programs are described: organization and results of the experimental class which began in September 1959 to offer a specialization in…
Descriptors: Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Course Content, Curriculum
Carpenter, Margaret; And Others – 1965
Rationale for an effective outdoor education program in several Ohio counties is presented. Five general purposes for outdoor education are given: (1) to teach specific knowledge, (2) to use the outdoors as a laboratory, (3) to show man's dependence on nature, (4) to increase appreciation of nature's beauty, and (5) to give the student opportunity…
Descriptors: Community Responsibility, Conservation Education, Creative Expression, Curriculum
Gerkowski, Raymond – 1965
This study was concerned with the nature, status, and extent of adult participation in local public school adult education music classes in 30 cities in the United States in the population range 150,000-250,000. Findings indicated that the objectives and content of the music classes were geared to the needs and interests of amateurs who had turned…
Descriptors: Administrators, Curriculum, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Needs
Hicken, James E. – 1968
Modular scheduling was introduced in the academic year 1967-68 at North Miami Senior High School. After a year's operation under the Stanford School Scheduling System, an "at home" evaluation of the new program was made. Student grades on a cross-sectional basis did not suffer, but rather showed a slight improvement. Moderate improvement was also…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrative Organization, Attendance, Behavior
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto, CA. – 1975
The St. John Valley Bilingual Education Project (Project VIBE) has undertaken the multidisciplinary French/English bilingual education of public school students in Madawaska, a Maine community near the Canadian border. The present report represents a complete description of this Title VII program, covering program development, staffing and…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Bilingual Education, Community Role, Curriculum
Further Education Unit, London (England). – 1983
One way for colleges to meet the demand for a wider range of learning opportunities for adults in Great Britain is to provide more flexibility within the further education system. The concept of flexible learning involves the modification of delivery systems, specific providing agencies, target populations, specific determinants such as geographic…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Case Studies, Change Strategies
